TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-9-760 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON IS NOT REQUIRED TO POSSESS A HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE TO HUNT OR FISH DURING FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND OR THE THREE DAYS THAT FOLLOW THANKSGIVING DAY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Article 7, Chapter 9, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-9-760.    (A)    A person is not required to possess a hunting or fishing license to hunt or fish beginning on the Friday before Father's Day and ending at midnight on Father's Day.

(B)    A person is not required to possess a hunting or fishing license to hunt or fish during the three days that follow Thanksgiving Day."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.